Hame fastener



- s. c. STIMSON HAME FASTENER- APPLICATICNv FILEVD APR. 15, 192!- 1,407,495 Patented Feb. 2], 1922.-

Tigglm STATES tartar samnnrcanr'srnason, or LEWISVILLE, oam: CAROLINA, AssIeNoR or ONE-HALF T0 WILLIAM WALKER saroaa, or w ivsron-sarnivr, NORTH caaomim.

HAME FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application-filed April 15, .1921. c Serial 1310. 461,710.

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,Be it known that I, SAMUEL C. S I soN,

,acitizen of the United States, residing at ,Lewisville, in the county of Forsyth and State ofNorth Carolina, have invented certain new'and useful Improvements in Hame Fasteners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as .will enable others skilled inthe art towhich it appertainsto make and use the same.

i This invention relates to an improved hame lfastener, and it hasfor its principal object to provide a device of this class whichlis an improvement on similar patented fasteners now patented or in common use, the same being such construction that it becomes .a permanent part of the hame, thus preventing it from droppingoff of the latter and'becoming lost or displaced as is the case of most fasteners now used.

-In the accompanying drawings forming .a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is an'elevational -V1BW of the -.lower .portion of a horse collar having a hanie thereon equipped with a: novel fastener constructed in (accordance with 7 this invention. 7

Figure 2 is an enlarged central longitudinal central View of the fastener showing .the construction and arrangement of parts more clearly.

Figure 3 .is abottom. plan view thereof;

Figures land 5 are detailed perspective viewsofthe novel hooks which the fastener includes. V

' Referring to the drawings in detail, the

for reception of the pocket 8.

numeral 1 designates a short leather strap equipped with a link 2 carrying a hook3 for connection with'the usual pivoted loop B on the lower end of the hame section A. Thehook'3 could be of any other construction,ihowever, I prefer to form it from a single length of resilient metal. In carry- 1ng this out ,I. pass themetal through the link 2 and bend it between its ends as indicated ate around the link, extending the ends thereof beyond the latter and bringing them into contact with one another as shown, i :thus providing a resil ent two-ply piece which is 1nturnbcnt between its ends as indicated at 6 to form the aforesaid hook 3. The hook thus formed provides a pocket 8 loopB, At this point, attention is directed tothe fact that the free end of the hook is bent intermediate its ends asindicated at 9 to formwhat may be termed a transverse rib, this construction serving to provide a restricted entrance portion for the The extremity of said free end of the hook is flared as indicated at 10 to facilitate engagement of the hook with the aforesaid loop B.v v a The invention in addition to embodying the aforesaid parts, includes a conventional buckle 11- for co-action of the strap 1, this buckle carrying a second hook 12 which is constructed somewhat like the one already describech In support of the foregoing statement, it is to be stated that the hook 12 is formed from a single strip of resilient metal passed through and bent around a portion of the buckle as indicated at 13 its ends being brought together and in contact with one another to providea two-ply member bent upon itself to form a substantially U- shaped hook already indicated by the numeral .12. This hook 12, is, like the one already described, provided with a pocket 14 for reception of the pivoted loop C on the hams-section D and it likewise has its entrance portion restricted by bending the free end of the hook inwardly as indicated at 15. The extremity of this hook is likewise flared outwardly as'indicatedat 16 but instead of extending beyond the portion 13 as in the caseofthe first described hooks, it terminates at a point substantially above said portion 13. HooklQ is equipped with a guide Patented r b. 2i, 1922.

ring or loop 17 for passage of the free end v of the strap 1. This ring is positioned between the plies of the metal strip and the latter are bent around the adjacent horizontal portion of the ring as indicated at the points 18. It is to be noted that the inner bend 18 is directly opposite the bend of the hook, thus additionally restricting the size of the entrance of the pocket 14. It may be also pointed out here that the portions: of the hook 3 is directly opposite thebend 9 of the last named hook for the same purpose.

As seen in the drawing, the hook 12 is engaged with the loop C while the hook 3 is engaged with the remaining loop B of the hame section. It is to be noted that since the hooks are resilient, the loops C and B are permitted'to be drawn through the restricted entrances to the pockets 8 and 14.

After becoming seated or placed in the latter,'the inherent resiliency of the hooks causes the arms thereof to assume their original positions, thus rendering the entrances to the pockets too small to permit the hooks to become accidentally disengaged from said loops. hooks practically become a permanent part of the hame and there is no chance of the fastener becoming lost or displaced when the hame is taken off of the collar E. Attention is directed to the fact that when the hame is on the collar as disclosed in Figure 1, the flared ends of the hooks rest against the adjaeent'portion of the collar. Since the ends of the hooks extend a considerable distance beyond the loops which they, en- --gage,'there is little possibility of the hooks rotating in such a-..manner as to become accidentally disengaged from said loops. It

may also be pointed out at this point that when the strap is tightened to its full degree, "the free ends of the hook tend to move toward the opposite or connected ends thereof and thus decrease the size of the already loops after the hame is removed from the collar.

From the foregoing description, it will bc seen that I, have devised an extremely efficient and simple connection for the lower ends of the hame section, the same consisting of a pair of resilient hooks that can be snapped into proper existing pivoted loops 'on the hame section and the construction of these hooks being such that they become a permanent part of said sections unless removed by force. The hooks can beeasily This being the case, the

and readily engaged with said loops owing to the flared ends with which they are equipped and which serve to facilitate such connection. An extremely important feature is, asbefore stated, the fastener oomposed of extremely few parts. which enables me to manufacture the same at a verylow cost, this being due to the fact that the amount of leather employed in the makeup of the fastener is reduced to a minimum an it becomes unnecessary to employ any special buckles "or the like, since the conventional buckles now. on the market may be used. These, and other advantages and features of the invention have, no doubt, be-

comefappa-rent fromflthe foregoing descrip tion and drawings.- In view of this, a more lengthy description with particular details and use of the fastener is thought unnecessary. I

" Since probably the best results may be obtained with the construction and arrangement herein shown anddescribed, this construction and arrangement is takenas a preferred embodimentrof the invention. However, slight minor changes coming within the scope of the subjoined claims may be resorted to if desired.

-I claim: I 1. A hame fastener comprising a pair of resilient hooks foriperinanent engagement with the'usual loops on the lower ends of the hame sections, the free ends thereof being flared to facilitate engagement thereof with said loops, said ends when in use bearing against the collar and prevent possible disengagement of the hooks from theloops, I

a strap carried by one hook, and a co-a-cting buckle for the latter carried by the remaininghook. i I

2. The combination with a horse collar having a hame-thereon; of a'fastener for the lower ends of the hame sections, including a pair of resilient hooks, each formed from a strip of metal bent upon itself to form a substantial U, thereby providing a pocket intermediate its ends for reception 'of the usu'alpivoted loopson the lower end of the hame sections, the strips beyond said pockets being provided with transverse inwardly projecting portions, providing restricted entrances for said pockets the free ends of said hooks bearing against said collar to prevent possible displacement of said hooks from said loops, astrap carried by one hook, and a buckle carried by the remaining-hook.

3. A hame fastener comprising a strap, a

metal passed through said linln having its ends brought together around the latter and being bent upon itself to form a substantially U-shaped hook, the free end of the link carried thereby, a strip of resilient latter being flared to facilitate engagement I with a loop on the lower end of one of the hame sections said free end overlying and extending beyond said link and being intended to bear against the collar when in nse the intermediate portion of said hook constituting a pocket for reception of said 100p and the hook beyond the pocket having a transverse inward depression which serves to provide a restricted entrance for the pocket, a second hook for connection to the loop on the remaining hame section, and a buckle carried by said last named hook for 10 coaction with said strap.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

SAMUEL CARL STIMSON. 

